In Tull v. United States, the government brought a lawsuit against Edward Tull in 1987. The real estate developer was accused of discharging fill into wetlands which violated the Clean Water Act. Before the trial was set to begin, Tull demanded a jury trial. His request was denied by the court, and a bench trial took place. Tull was found guilty of the charges and was fined for his act. He took his case to the Court of Appeals where the decision was affirmed. During a Supreme Court hearing, it was determined that Tull did have to right to a trial jury. However, the jury could not set the amount of penalty. The Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the proceeding to follow the steps as outlined by the Supreme Court.

Another case involving the Seventh Amendment is that of Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television, Inc. This case involved C. Elvin Feltner Jr, and the Krypton International Corporation. The company ran television shows licensed from Columbia Pictures, and after payments were not made, Columbia Pictures pulled Feltner’s license to run the shows in question. Krypton continued to run the shows, even after the revocation and Columbia filed a lawsuit against the corporation. Feltner requested a jury trial during the proceedings and was denied. He was fined over 8 million dollars. After the Court of Appeals upheld the fine, the case was turned over to the Supreme Court. The high court determined that when there are statutory damages involved, the defendant has a right to the jury trial.

The Second Amendment of the Constitution stipulates that the rights of people of the United States to possess and bear arms "shall not be infringed." Multiple interpretations of the amendment have prompted controversy over gun carrying in recent years, as of 2014.

The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." It gives the people or states any power not given to the federal government.

The 12th Amendment was passed so that the president and the vice president of the United States would be from the same political party. Prior to the ratification of the 12th Amendment in 1804, the person who received the most electoral votes was made president, and the person who received the second-most electoral votes was made vice president, regardless of whether or not the two belonged to the same party.